Author: kristinjackvony

Java is one of the most commonly used programming languages, and it works well with Webdriver and JQuery, which we will be using in our automated tests.  Java is an Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Language.  You may have had exposure to OOP languages in the past, but if not, the concept may seem a little foreign […]

The first step in automation success is knowing when to automate and when not to automate.  Here are some guidelines: DO automate repetitive tasks. Recently I needed to add over 600 records to our application in order to fully test a feature.  Rather than add just a few records to partially test it, I created […]

For many of you, your initial answer to the question “Why automate?” may be “Because management wants me to.”  This is, of course, a valid reason.  But after you have a few automated tests written, you will discover other, more important reasons: It saves you time. At first it will seem as if automation is […]

This blog is aimed at Software QA Engineers who know nothing about test automation.  I was just like you six months ago.  After much trial and error, I have successfully automated many tests, and I would like to share what I learned with you and hopefully save you some time and trouble! In the next […]